The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-09-24
United Union Lahor Partv Ooruantinn.

"A stranger who might have walked the
streets of Mauch Chunk last SATURDAY. per-
haps would have noticed the crowd which
had assembled in the vicinity of the Court
House, but would never have suspected that
in that crowd were men Who had sworn to
revolutionize the political events in Carbon
county. Immediately on the conner oppos-
ite the Lehigh Valley offices, surrounded
by following of individuals who believed
in the force aud pomp of the "new crusade"
might have been seen man clothed in the
blue of the Grand Army of the Republic,
stately, dlgnified and Independent as if still
on the floor of the Legislature, the Hon.
Daniel Bachman, whom but a few weeks
since was landed ''as a faithful representa-
tive of the people" at the Democratic coun-
ty meeting. Here and there throughout
the crowd could be seen the agitators of the
new United Union Labor Party who have
determined that the professional politi-
clans" must go-to make room for a few
such individuals as Hugh McGaryey, of
Beaver Meadow, who has off and on, as
convenience would permit, been Demo-
crat, Republican, Greenbacker and MEM
Der of the United Union Labor Party, and
now only awaits the outbreak or formation
of some ''new idea' to follow in its wake.
Yes, the professional politician" must 90
on to the ticket of the new party for the
best offices. But come along, the more the
merrier.
1t must have been sometime after twelve
O'Clock when the delegates appointed by
the several X. of L assemblies in this
county adjourned to Oak Hall, for secret
conference-or rather to ''slate" a ticket
and adopt resolutions suitable to meet the
emergencies of the ''new crusade" That
part of the United Labor Party who didn't
happen to be delegates idly loitered in the
vicinity of the Court House until shortly
before five O'Clock when the delegates adj
journed from Oak Hall to the Court House.
j. f. Harris, of Mauch Chunk, was made
chairman, and e. G. McHugh, of Lansfoid,
secretary, after which the following slated
ticket was put in nomination without a
single dissenting voice:
County Treasurer-Hugh McGaryey. of
Beaver Meadow.
Register and Recorder-Frank Nicholson,
Weissport.
Commissioner-F.C G. IVintermute,
East Mauch Chunk; VIM. Lewis, Mosque
honing.
County Auditors-C. c. MeHugh, Lans-
ford; j. F. Harris. Mauch Chunk.
The work of the convention in the Court
House occupied about twenty minutes time
and was only interrupted in one instance
by an intoxicated individual representing
the crusade askink the delegates to vote
louder
This is,we are led to believe, not Knight
of Labor movement but an apology for a
Henry George issue taken up and pushed
by few of his followers in this county in
connection with disgruntled and befuddled
politicians who have degenerated from
stralghtout partyism to anything where
there is the possibility of a chance to get in.
We would advise the ADVOCATE readers to
stick close to party lines, and vote their re-
spective party tickets, leaving sucn men as
Hugh McGarvey and his ilk severely alone
The Knights of Labor have duty to per-
form in reforming and revolutionizing the
present system of oppression and wrong,
That exists between employer and employe.
They recognize the fact that in a movement
OF political nature, members only crafty
personal desire for ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and in
many cases the order or its members receive
no personal benefit, and the cause for which
they are banded together by the strong ties
OF self interest is shattered by the ayarice
nature of its members. In the small poliU-
ical circle of Carbon the object for which
the noble organization, known as the
knights of Labor is banded together will
find more healthful and solid advancement
by careful and faithful observance of the
three words emblematic of Knighthood:
OiSahllc, ASltdlo anu Euucate, than
they will in all the political maneuvering
OF the United Labor Party, representative
Of land confiscation and anarchism com
bined.
LIST OF DELEGATES.
Nesquehoning-Frank Horn, Michael Car
raher.
Lehighton- Daniel Hontz, Frank Nichol-
son, j. w. Koons, John Hahn.
Weatherly-T.D. Cheesman, DavidSwank,
Daniel Bachman, Thomas Nc Williams.
Mauch Chunk-D. J. Dugan, John f. Har-
ris, Charles Gallagher.
Summit Hip. c. McHugh, Henry Moore,
John Aubrey.
Lansford, miners L. A.-George Parnell,
Q. 9. McHugh, Con. Mckinley, j. r..
Williams. Mechanics Association
Jas. ID. Hollenbach, VIM. Brennan.
Banks-J. +. Byrnes.
COUNTY COMMITTEE,
Nesquehoning-AIie Carraher.
Mauch Chunk-D. j. Dugan.
Weatherly-Dayid Swank.
Summit Hip. c. MeHugh.
Lansford-Jas. Hollenback.
Lehighton-John w. Koons.
Tannery-E. j. Cloud.
LansfOrd-C. {. McEugh.